Wild capers lead to tricky situation (6)
I believe the answer is:
scrape
'tricky situation' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'wild capers' is the wordplay.
'wild' indicates an anagram.
'capers' anagrammed gives 'SCRAPE'.
'lead to' is the link.
(Other definitions for scrape that I've seen before include "Clean with edge of knife" , "Slight skin abrasion" , "Abrasion or mischievous escapade" , "Move gratingly over" , "Rub; (bow and) be humble" .)